A) \[\pi \]
B) \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
C) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]
D) \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Let \[\theta \] be the angle between vectors \[\vec{P}\] and \[\vec{Q}\] whose resultant is R. Here, P = Q and \[{{R}^{2}}=3PQ=3{{P}^{2}}\] As \[{{R}^{2}}={{P}^{2}}+{{Q}^{2}}+2PQ\cos \theta \] \[\therefore \] \[3{{P}^{2}}={{P}^{2}}+{{P}^{2}}+2{{P}^{2}}\cos \theta \] or \[3{{P}^{2}}-2{{P}^{2}}=2{{P}^{2}}\cos \theta \] or \[{{P}^{2}}=2{{P}^{2}}\cos \theta \] or \[1=2\cos \theta \] \[\therefore \cos \theta =\frac{1}{2}\], thus, \[\cos \theta =cos{{60}^{o}}\] or \[\theta ={{60}^{o}}=\frac{\pi }{3}\]
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